My two-year-old granddaughter was very distressed. Tears, screaming, confusion, frustration, and dismay consumed her. Then her dad said, “Come here. I will help you.” At first she stayed in her distress and kept crying. He said it again, “Come here. Daddy will help you.” She dropped her determined state to stay in her distraught and […]
The pastor said, “I feel bad for teenagers today. When I was in High School I only had to compare myself to other teenagers at my school, but now teens have the world to compare themselves to.” Think about this for a minute… If your child is being bullied—it doesn’t stop when they leave school—it […]
We all need inspiration. And every now and then you are so inspired YOU MUST share. That is the case today. I am truly inspired and humbled by Shelly Longenecker, friend, author, mom, cancer fighter. She created 100 Days of Biblical Affirmations to help herself during her cancer struggle and these affirmations are helping and […]
Christmas is such a buildup. We prepare, we dream, we overindulge, we anticipate, we decorate, we shop, we celebrate, we say goodbye. The saying goodbye part for me is always the worst part of Christmas every year. At some point the celebrating ends and normal life resumes. One of my favorite Christmas movies is Elf […]
I am sitting at my computer forcing myself to write because it’s Tuesday which means it’s blog post day. I’m feeling empty, poured out, depleted so how can I share anything with you? How do you write when you feel as though you have nothing to give? You’re honest I guess. You’re honest about how […]
Yes, I know today is Halloween, but that’s not what I want to talk about today. During Sunday services our pastor referenced the upcoming holiday as Taco Tuesday. It made me laugh. There are certain holidays which have the potential to take us away from focusing on God and our faith. I want to do the […]
